Drawing from his spent youth as a warning for this life, Li Ronghao, after more than a thousand days away from the solo stage, kicked off his brand-new tour ‘Conquer the World’ in the spring of 2023, alongside the release of his seventh solo album. This official announcement sparked heated discussions on social media, with the phrase “I’m here, I’ve waited for so long, I want to cry,” which resonates as both Li Ronghao’s heartfelt words and the anticipation of thousands of audiences.
Starting from the first tour ‘Born Li Ronghao’, through ‘Ideals’, ‘Youthful Achievements’, ‘Sparrow’, and now the latest ‘Conquer the World’, Li Ronghao and his production team have always focused on stage effects and meticulously prepared surprises for fans. This round of ‘Conquer the World’ marks Li Ronghao’s first stadium-level tour, with the creative team’s content and conceptual vigor reaching an unprecedented level, sparing no effort to provide an extraordinary experience for the live audience.
Li Ronghao, who is hands-on in everything, continues to take on the roles of concert director and music director. In the performance, he played the drums, guitar, piano, and double bass, and also covered rap songs, demonstrating his extraordinary mastery of various instruments and music styles, which left the audience in awe. Additionally, Li Ronghao personally participated in the design of the concert’s visual presentation, with different animation effects visualizing the melody of the songs, greatly expanding the expression of the music content.The main stage, with its inward-folding design, offers an impressive 3D effect that doesn’t require glasses. Speeding trains, galloping elephants, and swimming whales seem to leap off the giant screen. The performance costumes, which change with the tracks, are nothing short of magnificent, mostly customized from high-end brands. Fans have dubbed Li Ronghao a ‘walking clothes hanger’ for his impeccable style.
Classic lines such as “When you appear, everyone else pales in comparison,” “Every melody is an entire life,” and “Loving is no regret, what is there to regret” are frequently quoted in every review. A standout moment in the show is the mid-performance costume change, which includes a movie version of “Conquer the World.” This self-written, self-directed, and self-acted piece by Li Ronghao uses the plot to deepen the concert’s theme: what is there to conquer in this world, it’s just an ordinary life.
Beyond the pursuit of musical excellence, Li Ronghao’s tour stands out for its nanny-style viewing service in this year’s diverse performance market. He personally posts reminders on performance days, advising fans to dress warmly when it’s cold and to drink plenty of water when it’s hot. Pre-show broadcasts repeatedly play viewing tips, and the organizers provide a variety of items such as glow sticks, wet wipes, seat covers, ice patches, or warm babies in the seats. Their attentiveness is highly praised by fans.
This tour has already passed through more than twenty cities, with Li Ronghao witnessing countless fans’ laughter and tears on site. He has experienced the romance of rainy days, the boiling heat of high temperatures, witnessed a successful marriage proposal at the Taiyuan station, cut a birthday cake at the Changsha station, and celebrated his tenth anniversary in Shanghai.Every time the encore song “Model” melody sounds, the covers of 7 albums and posters from past tours appear on the background screen, effortlessly striking the soul of the audience. The echo of the ten thousand-person chorus lingers in the venue, a testament to “Golden Melody Machine” Li Ronghao’s ten-year achievements. After more than 300 days of tour refinement, in 2024, “Crossing Seas and Skies” has transformed into “Crossing Seas and Skies · Dragon Year”. Li Ronghao announced through a post: “new version, new stage, new arrangements, new content, new costumes, new format, brand new”. The new round of tour stations is about to resonate across the country once again.
No matter how the times change, how fashionable and modern they become, we will still be moved, feel pain, and this will never change. What kind of surprises will the new version of “Crossing Seas and Skies · Dragon Year” bring us? Please stay tuned! Doors open at 10/12 Saturday, performance time and duration subject to the actual event.
